July 01, 2005

Spain Allows Gay Marriages

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Slowly but surely legal gay marriages are happening. First Canada legalized gay marriage. Now, Spain has as well:

"Parliament legalized gay marriage Thursday, defying conservatives and clergy who opposed making traditionally Roman Catholic Spain the third country in the world to officially recognize same-sex unions. Gay rights activists cheered lawmakers and blew them kisses.

"The measure passed the 350-seat Congress of Deputies by a vote of 187-147 with four abstentions. The bill, part of the ruling Socialists' aggressive agenda for social reform, also lets gay couples adopt children and inherit each others' property."

Listen, I have said before that this is our generation's civil rights issue. You can either be a dinosaur and oppose gay marriage, at your future descendants' inevitable shame. Or you can accept the inevitable and embrace gay marriage.

Posted by Paul Hina at July 1, 2005 12:44 AM